Predicting the Future: A Tale of Smartphones and Cheeseburgers
Maker Faire Bay Area 2016
MAKER
Will Smith
A professional nerd, Will left his dream job working with Norman Chan and Adam Savage at Tested to build a software company, FOO VR. At FOO, Will is leading a team that is building real television shows in virtual reality. Prior to FOO, Will was the editor in chief of Maximum PC and got started at Ars Technica, way back in the 90s.
Schedule:
Saturday, May 21
Zone 7 - Center1:00 pm - 1:25 pm
By studying cheeseburgers, CPUs, and smartphones, Will can tell you why you don't need a crystal ball to see the future. If you understand economies of scale, you can tell which technologies will be available (and cheap) for you to use in the future!
